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Uganda: Plug tax gaps to finance budget - Members of Parliament

Government is urged to consider non-taxed areas and those with revenue leakages as a way of raising revenue. Members of the Budget Committee aver that this would bridge the budgetary gaps that have kept key priorities unfunded for years. The proposals were made during the committee’s interaction with officials from the Ministry of Finance led

MPs deemed the minister’s presence and lecture on science and innovation premature during the budget framework processing period

“To me, the minister is not being clear because according to Mr Magona’s explanation, the total supplementary request that they are presenting to this committee is Shs3.5 trillion plus Shs3.393...

Parliament has passed the Explosives Bill, 2023 that will impose a fine of shs10 billion on any individual who possesses, deals in, uses or sells explosives without a license. The Bill will also subject such persons to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years. “The amendment will make the provision more deterrent since the

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Lawmakers have raised concern on the skyrocketing public debt, warning that the trend has left Uganda’s economy vulnerable and called on the Executive to contain its appetite for loans and expenditure. The concern was first raised by Patrick Isiagi, Chairperson Budget Committee, while presenting the report on the Appropriation Bill 2023 budget estimates, where he

Download logoMembers of Parliament want the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to explain the recent shift to programme based